Comments for Hump's Brewing http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com Blogging a Path Through Homebrew Perdition Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:33:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 Comment on Little Hop Plants by Bill Velek http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/06/08/little-hop-plants/#comment-221 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:20:44 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/06/08/little-hop-plants/#comment-221 It is most likely the variety versus your location and growing conditions, or else your rhizomes may not have been healthy. Last year I made my first attempt to grow hops, and all were planted in the same location and were given similar care (eventually, as my Fuggles became massive, they received a lot more water than my still struggling Magnum, but all were watered equally in the beginning). My six Fuggles did very well, my two Centennial were marginal, and my two Magnum did VERY poorly with one eventually dying after I had nursed it for a couple of months. The one Magnum which lived never grew to more than perhaps a foot or two in height. If you are not already a member, our Grow-Hops groups (2,170 members now) has lots of great resources that you might find helpful: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tinyurl.com/29zr8r" rel="nofollow">www.tinyurl.com/29zr8r</a>. Good luck. Bill Velek It is most likely the variety versus your location and growing conditions, or else your rhizomes may not have been healthy. Last year I made my first attempt to grow hops, and all were planted in the same location and were given similar care (eventually, as my Fuggles became massive, they received a lot more water than my still struggling Magnum, but all were watered equally in the beginning).

My six Fuggles did very well, my two Centennial were marginal, and my two Magnum did VERY poorly with one eventually dying after I had nursed it for a couple of months. The one Magnum which lived never grew to more than perhaps a foot or two in height. If you are not already a member, our Grow-Hops groups (2,170 members now) has lots of great resources that you might find helpful: www.tinyurl.com/29zr8r.

Good luck.

Bill Velek

]]> Comment on Mmmm, Brains by Jason Adams http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/06/12/mmmm-brains/#comment-217 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:51:51 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/06/12/mmmm-brains/#comment-217 hehe awesome :) hehe awesome :)

]]> Comment on Rye and Rhizomes by Jason Adams http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/04/19/rye-and-rhizomes/#comment-189 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:12:55 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/04/19/rye-and-rhizomes/#comment-189 Cool that you're growing hops.  Be sure to post some pics once they're worth looking at.. :) Cool that you're growing hops.  Be sure to post some pics once they're worth looking at.. :)

]]> Comment on Double Dubbel Trouble by Jason Adams http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/03/22/double-dubbel-trouble/#comment-174 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:20:56 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/03/22/double-dubbel-trouble/#comment-174 I like the side by side comparison and the pics are (as usual) outstanding. :)  I like the side by side comparison and the pics are (as usual) outstanding. :) 

]]> Comment on Hop Shortage by B Smith http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/02/22/hop-shortage/#comment-149 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:26:39 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/02/22/hop-shortage/#comment-149 It is terrible - I bought a few ounces of hops today for $4+ per ounce, and that was not even the variety I originally wanted.  I wrote a short post on my blog today about the cause behind the hops crisis. It is terrible - I bought a few ounces of hops today for $4+ per ounce, and that was not even the variety I originally wanted.  I wrote a short post on my blog today about the cause behind the hops crisis.

]]> Comment on Hop Shortage by Jason Adams http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/02/22/hop-shortage/#comment-146 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:05:40 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/02/22/hop-shortage/#comment-146 Terrible news indeed!  It fills me with nightmares of a bleak world devoid of blessed IPAs...  Terrible news indeed!  It fills me with nightmares of a bleak world devoid of blessed IPAs… 

]]> Comment on Ringing in the New Year by Josh http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/01/18/ringing-in-the-new-year/#comment-99 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:52:31 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/01/18/ringing-in-the-new-year/#comment-99 I've had a Vanilla Porter before (from Breckenridge), and it had this sort of flavor profile (although it was too sweet, IMHO). Porter and Stout styles both tend to have flavors of chocolate thanks to the highly kilned/roasted malts. So I don't think it is necessary to add actual chocolate to the beer in order to get that combination. I asked Malin her opinion on what I should make, and she asked for a cream stout or a weizen. The Vanilla Stout would suffice for the former, and I have a Dunkelweizen recipe for the latter. The Berry Weizen I made in 2007 tasted so good prior to my adding fruit that I quickly crafted a fruitless recipe. I tweaked it to be more dunkel than helles - like using red wheat malt and adding a touch of chocolate wheat. So it is currently a toss up between those two... I really liked the idea of a Smoked Maple Stout, but Malin voted it down (for now) since she's not a fan of smoked beers - a shame, for sure! I’ve had a Vanilla Porter before (from Breckenridge), and it had this sort of flavor profile (although it was too sweet, IMHO). Porter and Stout styles both tend to have flavors of chocolate thanks to the highly kilned/roasted malts. So I don’t think it is necessary to add actual chocolate to the beer in order to get that combination.

I asked Malin her opinion on what I should make, and she asked for a cream stout or a weizen. The Vanilla Stout would suffice for the former, and I have a Dunkelweizen recipe for the latter. The Berry Weizen I made in 2007 tasted so good prior to my adding fruit that I quickly crafted a fruitless recipe. I tweaked it to be more dunkel than helles - like using red wheat malt and adding a touch of chocolate wheat. So it is currently a toss up between those two…

I really liked the idea of a Smoked Maple Stout, but Malin voted it down (for now) since she’s not a fan of smoked beers - a shame, for sure!

]]> Comment on Ringing in the New Year by Jason Adams http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/01/18/ringing-in-the-new-year/#comment-98 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:15:53 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2008/01/18/ringing-in-the-new-year/#comment-98 Smoked Maple Stout sounds really interesting.  The Vanilla Stout sounds good too.  Ever tried any vanilla + chocolate stouts?  I wonder how those flavors would mix in a beer, since they do so well in an ice cream cone... Smoked Maple Stout sounds really interesting.  The Vanilla Stout sounds good too.  Ever tried any vanilla + chocolate stouts?  I wonder how those flavors would mix in a beer, since they do so well in an ice cream cone…

]]> Comment on Minty Fresh by Jason Adams http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2007/12/05/minty-fresh/#comment-71 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:42:53 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2007/12/05/minty-fresh/#comment-71 Yes, a nice ring... so long as it doesn't taste like a Mentos too. Yes, a nice ring… so long as it doesn't taste like a Mentos too.

]]> Comment on The Curse of the Spice Beer by Jason Adams http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2007/12/04/the-curse-of-the-spice-beer/#comment-70 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:38:38 +0000 http://www.humpsbrewing.bluegosling.com/2007/12/04/the-curse-of-the-spice-beer/#comment-70 Puts me in mind of that spruce beer way back when.  Sometimes, I still wake up screaming with the taste of that in my mouth.  Well, maybe that's exaggerating...  It grew on you as you forced more and more of it down your throat, but any hopes of tasting anything else quickly vanished as you became one with the spruce.  And what the hell kind of flavor is that for a beer really when it comes down to it? Puts me in mind of that spruce beer way back when.  Sometimes, I still wake up screaming with the taste of that in my mouth.  Well, maybe that's exaggerating…  It grew on you as you forced more and more of it down your throat, but any hopes of tasting anything else quickly vanished as you became one with the spruce.  And what the hell kind of flavor is that for a beer really when it comes down to it?

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